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  2. INTRODUCTORY.

    Parliament was opened on the 16th ult. by His Excellency the Governor, who in his opening speech spoke hopefully of the prospects of the Colony. After referring to the various ...

    Article : 1,153 words
  3. MUNICIPAL.

    The City Council have passed a bye-law prohibiting drivers of public vehicles from conveying persons suffering from contagious diseases under a penalty of £5. The Hospital Board have provided an ...

    Article : 175 words
  4. SOCIAL AND BENEVOLENT.

    On the 23rd July, an Address and Testimonial were presented to the Hon. T. D. Chapman, M.L.C., in recognition of his long public service. The money presentation amounted to about 900 sovs. ...

    Article : 607 words
  5. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

    The Government, on the ground that the Colonies in Australia have decided to admit cattle from Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, and the United States, as well as from the Australian Colonies, ...

    Article : 367 words
  6. RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS.

    The receipts of the Main Line Railway for the four weeks ended the 27th July, amounted to £2846 14s. 1d., being an increase of £94 13s. 5d. on the corresponding period of last year. From ...

    Article : 330 words
  7. ACCLIMATIZATION.

    Hares have been so far acclimatized in the colony as to afford good sport to coursers. At the second meeting of the Tasmanian Club 16 courses were run upon the Clarence Plains estate, and so ...

    Article : 118 words
  8. MINING AND MINERALS.

    The number of miners at Brandy Creek has been considerably reduced during the month, owing to a combination of causes. The principal is, that the water is too much for all the claims on the low ...

    Article : 1,348 words
  9. RELIGIOUS.

    The grand Musical Service in connection with the opening of the new organ at the Wesleyan Church, Melville-street, was repeated on July 9, when Mr. F. A. Packer, organist, of St. David's Cathedral, ...

    Article : 580 words
  10. POLITICAL.

    We mentioned last month that Mr. Samuel Tulloch had resigned his seat in the Assembly for South Launceston, on account of pressure of private business. He has been succeeded by Mr. James Scott, ...

    Article : 106 words
  11. SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS.

    An unfortunate misunderstanding which had been in existence between the two principal racing clubs of the colony for many months has recently been brought to a termination. The dispute involved the ...

    Article : 1,098 words
  12. VOLUNTEERS AND DEFENCES.

    The Volunteer Artillery Corps had a church parade on the 8th of last month. The members of the Volunteer Rifle Corps who formed the guard of honour at the opening of ...

    Article : 342 words
  13. JUDICIAL.

    Mr. William A. Finlay (Associate of Arts 1875), who served his articles with Messrs. Dobson and Mitchell, has been admitted a barrister, attorney, solicitor, and prootor ot the Supreme Court of ...

    Article : 513 words
  14. VICE-REGAL.

    On the 17th July a grand ball in honour of Her Majesty's Birthday took place at Government House. The event had been postponed from the 24th May owing to the death of a relative of the vice-regal family. A large ...

    Article : 244 words
  15. EDUCATIONAL.

    We had some few months ago to record the death at Deniliquin of a promising and rising young Solicitor, Mr. Reginald Crawford Boyd, who received his education at the Hutchins ...

    Article : 225 words
  16. PARLIAMENTARY.

    The third session of the seventh Parliament of Tasmania was opened by His Excellency the Governor on July 16. The interest taken in the event exceeded anything known for years, the ...

    Article : 4,844 words
  17. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.

    The monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held on the 9th inst. His Excellency presiding. L. A. Holden, Esq., and H. J. Brock, Esq., were elected Fellows of the Society. The Governor ...

    Article : 256 words
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